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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Wakhungu",
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        "legal_name": "Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu",
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    "content": "Thank you, Deputy Speaker. From the outset, I rise to support this Bill. In line with the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution, you realize that this Bill had a constitutional time-frame. We have been very late. That is why we are saying it is long overdue. It should be a wake-up call to the Constitutional Implementation Oversight Committee (CIOC). I have just seen the Chairman, hon. Baiya, coming in. It is also a wake-up call to the Commission for the Implementation of the Constitution (CIC), which is chaired by some busy people like Mr. Nyachae. It is very critical because when you look at the GDP of this country, 60 per cent of the contribution comes from the Public Service. For the Public Service to operate, there must be core-values that it has to abide by in order to perform as required. Going through this Bill, you realize that it emphasizes issues of distribution of jobs in terms of gender, ethnic groups and persons with disability. We do not want to say this but, when you go back to the Public Service, you will find that some of the appointments are skewed towards a given community, instead of looking at the entire country. This is very important. Those in authority must be listening to this. The people The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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